Several years ago the CBS show 60 Minutes ran a segment on Finland, the quintessential Enneagram type 5 culture. Ordinary Finns, en masse, exhibit so much reserve that people are embarrassed by simply being noticed. This collective “hiding” style demonstrates the 5’s “missing piece,” and is the hallmark of their imbalance. According to Riso and Hudson’s theory, the missing piece for 5 is a sense of joy and exuberance in life, as represented by type 7. T...
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